Early Assessment of Ovarian Cancer Aggressiveness by Metabolic Imaging
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05866679 |
Recruitment Status :
Not yet recruiting
First Posted : May 19, 2023
Last Update Posted : May 19, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Ovarian Cancer | Drug: Hyperpolarized 13-C-pyruvate | Phase 1 |
Primary Objective:
- To assess if increased lactate production measured by HP 13C MRI occurs in suspected ovarian cancer patients who will undergo surgery
- To evaluate the proportion of increased lactate production in the ovaries measured by HP 13C MRI in low/high ovarian cancer risk patients.
Secondary Objectives:
- Correlate HP-MR findings to metabolomics, immune profiles, and blood biomarkers of patients undergoing surgical resection.
- Demonstrate the feasibility and utility of metabolic imaging with HP 13C pyruvate MR in patients with suspected ovarian cancer
- Correlating imaging findings such as enhancement pattern, ADC values, and advanced image analytics such as texture with pathology and genetic analysis for patients who will undergo surgical resection.
Study Type : | Interventional |
Estimated Enrollment : | 30 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Diagnostic |
Official Title: | Early Assessment of Ovarian Cancer Aggressiveness by Metabolic Imaging |
Estimated Study Start Date : | November 30, 2023 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | August 31, 2026 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | August 31, 2028 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Hyperpolarized 13-C-pyruvate |
Drug: Hyperpolarized 13-C-pyruvate
Given by PO |
- Incidence of Adverse Events, Graded According to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) Version (v) 4.03 [ Time Frame: through study completion: an average of 5 years ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Months and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
For the first cohort, the following selection criteria will be applied who are undergoing a screening exam at MD Anderson:
- Patients with a first degree relative (mother, sister, or daughter) with ovarian cancer or
- A personal history of breast cancer before age 40 or
- A personal history of breast cancer diagnosed before age 50, and one or more close relatives diagnosed with breast or ovarian cancer at any age. Two or more close relatives diagnosed with breast cancer before age 50 or with ovarian cancer diagnosed at any age or
- Ashkenazi Jewish heritage and a personal history of breast cancer before age 50 or
- Ashkenazi Jewish heritage and a first- or second-degree relative diagnosed with breast cancer before age 50 or with ovarian cancer at any age or
- Presence of a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation or
- Presence of a mismatch repair gene mutation associated with a hereditary cancer syndrome known as Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colon Cancer (HNPCC)/Lynch syndrome. For the second cohort- 10 Patients will be enrolled who present to MD Anderson for a pelvic ultrasound or have an outside ultrasound or imaging study without a mass or have an adnexal mass (benign) on outside imaging and do not have a high risk for ovarian cancer.
For the third cohort of patients:
10 patients who have suspicion of ovarian malignancy on conventional imaging and will be undergoing surgical resection will be included.
Exclusion Criteria:
(all cohorts)
1. Children, pregnant women, cognitively impaired adults, or prisoners will be excluded from participation.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT05866679
Contact: Priya Bhosale, MD | (713) 792-0221 | priya.bhosale@mdanderson.org |
United States, Texas | |
M D Anderson Cancer Center | |
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030 | |
Contact: Priya Bhosale, MD 713-792-0221 priya.bhosale@mdanderson.org | |
Principal Investigator: Priya Bhosale, Bhosale |
Principal Investigator: | Priya Bhosale, MD | M.D. Anderson Cancer Center |
Responsible Party: | M.D. Anderson Cancer Center |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT05866679 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
2022-0395 NCI-2023-03931 ( Other Identifier: NCI-Clinical Trials Registry ) |
First Posted: | May 19, 2023 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 19, 2023 |
Last Verified: | May 2023 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Ovarian Neoplasms Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial Aggression Endocrine Gland Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Ovarian Diseases Adnexal Diseases Genital Diseases, Female Female Urogenital Diseases Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications |
Urogenital Diseases Genital Neoplasms, Female Urogenital Neoplasms Genital Diseases Endocrine System Diseases Gonadal Disorders Carcinoma Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms by Histologic Type Behavioral Symptoms |